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Irrational Based Failing Describe Fear I'ræʃən(ə)L Adj.无理性的,失去理性的 Straight A

英语单词 irrational
英美音标 [i'ræʃən(ə)l]
中文释义 adj.无理性的,失去理性的
vocab简明 If you're a straight-A student and still you worry about failing all of your classes, you're being irrational. Your fears are not based on fact and not likely to come true.
vocab扩展 Usually you use irrational to describe ideas and thoughts that are not based on reason, although emotions and behavior can be irrational too if they don't seem reasonable. Do you jump onto a chair and scream when you see a mouse? If so, you have an irrational fear of mice, or musophobia. If someone takes a swing at you for failing to say excuse me when you burp, both their anger and their actions could be called irrational.
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]不合逻辑的;不合理的;荒谬的 If you describe someone's feelings and behaviour as irrational, you mean they are not based on logical reasons or clear thinking.
  • ...an irrational fear of science.

    对科学的莫名恐惧

irrationally
  • The market is behaving irrationally...

    市场已失去了理性。

  • My husband is irrationally jealous over my past loves.

    我丈夫无端地嫉妒我曾经的恋人。

irrationality
  • ...the irrationality of his behaviour.

    他行为的荒谬

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